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i think that the pentagon could cooperate more in supporting us. i was talking about this earlier, you know, when i think back about the stories of jessica lynch and pat tillman. a good place would be to start about not lying about stories that happen. friendly fire, people die in from the fire accidents, and that's horrible, but when lies are told, it will not point disgrace is the owner of the soldiers that have died, but turns the public off from trusting the pentagon. it's a disservice to you and your fellow troops. but i think that beyond not lying, i think there needs to be more openness. this is not a personal complaint because the penness. this is not a personal complaint because the pentagon was very cooperative today, or i would say not uncooperative? [laughter] not hostile? they were pretty good. they let me in bed for a week with the medevac team. i think there's more opportunities for me to tell stories and talk to people. public information officers are very controlling, and i understand why, but that gets in the way of reporters tryi
i think that the pentagon could cooperate more in supporting us. i was talking about this earlier, you know, when i think back about the stories of jessica lynch and pat tillman. a good place would be to start about not lying about stories that happen. friendly fire, people die in from the fire accidents, and that's horrible, but when lies are told, it will not point disgrace is the owner of the soldiers that have died, but turns the public off from trusting the pentagon. it's a disservice to...
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to pyongyang the recent threats and rising tensions on the korean peninsula despite the changes the pentagon said it's still standing true to its commitment to the european shield with missile batteries said to be stablished in poland and romania by twenty eighteen moscow views the u.s. missile defense system as a threat to its security after washington refused to provide legal guarantees that it's not aimed at russia. israel's prime minister has finally managed to form a coalition ahead of saturday's deadline but at the cost of some uneasy compromise for the first time in a decade ultra-orthodox groups longtime allies of benjamin netanyahu were left out or he's paul asli or as more from tel aviv. a new coalition agreement has been signed and this follows weeks of suspicion and mistrust between the various political parties and also turbulent coalition negotiations now there are two newcomers to the israeli political scene the important point to make is that neither has a lot of political experience the first in fact does not mean he is a media personality by the name of yet you elected and
to pyongyang the recent threats and rising tensions on the korean peninsula despite the changes the pentagon said it's still standing true to its commitment to the european shield with missile batteries said to be stablished in poland and romania by twenty eighteen moscow views the u.s. missile defense system as a threat to its security after washington refused to provide legal guarantees that it's not aimed at russia. israel's prime minister has finally managed to form a coalition ahead of...
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missile shield due to lack of cash instead decided to focus on bolstering its defense against all the pentagon says is the threat posed by north korea. the latter in capital rigor plays host to the annual march but over a thousand not see the trends who served in the air so sparking outrage both inside the country and abroad. international news life from moscow this is actually with me you hello and welcome to the program. the u.s. military has denied claims prisoners are gone tunnel bay detention center are engaged in a mass hunger strike despite the laws of more than one hundred detainees claim their clients have gone without food for more than a month it's a reporters that the inmates most of whom were cleared for release years ago began starving themselves after prison guards disagreed with their korans so grant animal spokesman captain robert durand denies the allegations saying only that the number of detainees refusing all food has risen to fourteen and according to do around some of the strikers are being force fed and one has ended up in hospital a lot for the inmates told r.t. the au
missile shield due to lack of cash instead decided to focus on bolstering its defense against all the pentagon says is the threat posed by north korea. the latter in capital rigor plays host to the annual march but over a thousand not see the trends who served in the air so sparking outrage both inside the country and abroad. international news life from moscow this is actually with me you hello and welcome to the program. the u.s. military has denied claims prisoners are gone tunnel bay...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel the pentagon said it was aware of it but refused to discuss it further author of the guantanamo files any worthington says of the bush administration was actually planning to keep get mowed in behind bars without trial that obama hasn't bothered to change the situation. you know these are still men who aren't held either as prisoners of war according to the geneva conventions always criminal suspects who are going to face a trial nearly all of the men in guantanamo are effectively still enemy combattants the bush administration's plan was to hold people forever without ever having to justify objected lee why they were being held clearly the situation that we've had for some time. is that president obama can't really be bothered to overcome opposition in congress can't really be bothered to try and secure a decent legacy for him so by revisiting his failed promise to close the prison everyone's forgotten about. despite the condemnation of the tories detention camp at guantanamo bay has been running for more than eleven years now on our website our. school
secretary of defense chuck hagel the pentagon said it was aware of it but refused to discuss it further author of the guantanamo files any worthington says of the bush administration was actually planning to keep get mowed in behind bars without trial that obama hasn't bothered to change the situation. you know these are still men who aren't held either as prisoners of war according to the geneva conventions always criminal suspects who are going to face a trial nearly all of the men in...
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some cuts to the humongous military budget in light of this conversation which checked out the latest pentagon numbers on troop deployment around the world that you want to says boots on the ground in one hundred fifty countries that's around two hundred thousand troops. serving in the from parts of the world largest contingency include of course of ghana's than six to six thousand troops while that number is supposed to be half by the end of this year there you see vast presence in asia pacific japan south korea where the announced pivot to asia those numbers may actually grow in the gulf nations while you see kuwait bahrain the presence there has been growing since the withdrawal from iraq huge presence all across the globe so why all this this is more than fighting terror more than fighting anything colonel douglas macgregor is with me today to discuss all those wise colonel macgregor let's take germany almost forty thousand troops why so many in germany before we run through the regions let me tell your viewers something that's very important for us because all of these numbers that you've
some cuts to the humongous military budget in light of this conversation which checked out the latest pentagon numbers on troop deployment around the world that you want to says boots on the ground in one hundred fifty countries that's around two hundred thousand troops. serving in the from parts of the world largest contingency include of course of ghana's than six to six thousand troops while that number is supposed to be half by the end of this year there you see vast presence in asia...
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lack of cash instead deciding to focus on bolstering its defenses against what the paying young says pentagon rather says is the threat posed by north korea. and the latin capital riga plays host in our annual march by over a thousand nazi that trans who served in the s.s. sparking outrage both inside the country and abroad. and you saw russia and around the world this is the with me hugo chavez hello and a very well welcome to the program in the u.s. military has denied claims prisoners have gone tunnel bay detention center are engaged in a mass hunger strike that's despite the laws of more than one hundred detainees claim their clients have gone without food for more than a month and it's been reported that the inmates most of whom were cleared from release years ago began starving themselves after prison guards desecrated their korans guantanamo spokesman captain robert durand deny the allegations saying only that the number of detainees refusing all food has risen to fourteen and according to do around some of this strike is are being force fed and one has ended up in hospital a lawyer fo
lack of cash instead deciding to focus on bolstering its defenses against what the paying young says pentagon rather says is the threat posed by north korea. and the latin capital riga plays host in our annual march by over a thousand nazi that trans who served in the s.s. sparking outrage both inside the country and abroad. and you saw russia and around the world this is the with me hugo chavez hello and a very well welcome to the program in the u.s. military has denied claims prisoners have...
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dropping a key part of its european missile system citing a lack of money and development problems the pentagon's opting to put more missile interceptors along the u.s. west coast instead. back to earth after a hundred and forty two days in orbit a u.s. astronaut and two russian cosmonauts land in kazakhstan after having completed their mission on the international space station. here with r.t. live from the russian capital this saturday afternoon it's good to have you with us straight to our top story this hour and the health of detainees at the guantanamo bay prison is under serious threat with a mass hunger strike continuing for more than five weeks now it's claimed more than one hundred inmates the majority of them jailed without charge are refusing food in a desperate act of defiance struggling to draw attention to their plight the camps officials however say any talk of this being a mass strike is a gross exaggeration of one our request for information prison spokesman captain robert ground responded that the number of detainees refusing all food is fourteen today that's risen from six it's
dropping a key part of its european missile system citing a lack of money and development problems the pentagon's opting to put more missile interceptors along the u.s. west coast instead. back to earth after a hundred and forty two days in orbit a u.s. astronaut and two russian cosmonauts land in kazakhstan after having completed their mission on the international space station. here with r.t. live from the russian capital this saturday afternoon it's good to have you with us straight to our...
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on this i'm not joined live by any measure and she's a former intelligence officer for five and the pentagon's going to put fourteen more missile interceptors in alaska that's about a fifty percent increase on the current numbers blaming the recent nuclear threats from north korea is it really likely the will launch a nuclear strike. it would be suicidal if you were to do that what we're looking at at this point is north korea being a useful idiot the pretext for america to defend a resource rich part of the world and when i was in my five the one thing we were always taught in terms of assessing a threat from any sort of source or country wonder they have the capability and today they have the intention now of course north korea is very loudly said to have the intention to try and attack america but they certainly don't have the capability at this point and even if they were to develop into stick an intercontinental ballistic missiles the nearest fish for america they would hit only alaska and that's why i think americans citing the these new defenses and glasgow is always been a concern is i
on this i'm not joined live by any measure and she's a former intelligence officer for five and the pentagon's going to put fourteen more missile interceptors in alaska that's about a fifty percent increase on the current numbers blaming the recent nuclear threats from north korea is it really likely the will launch a nuclear strike. it would be suicidal if you were to do that what we're looking at at this point is north korea being a useful idiot the pretext for america to defend a resource...
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a key piece of its european missile system citing a lack of money and development problems with the pentagon opting to put more missile interceptors on the u.s. west coast instead of. back to earth after one hundred forty two days in orbit a u.s. astronaut two russian cosmonauts planned in kazakstan after completing their mission aboard the international space station. one pm in moscow matter as a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story the health of detainees at guantanamo bay detention center under serious threat with a mass hunger strike continuing for more than five weeks it's claim more than one hundred inmates the majority of them jailed without charge or refusing food in an act of defiance struggling to draw attention to their plight can't officials though say any talk of this being a mass strike is a gross exaggeration on our requests for information prison spokesman captain robert duran responded that the number of detainees refusing all food is fourteen today having risen from six guantanamo officials have admitted that the number of hunger strikers has more than do
a key piece of its european missile system citing a lack of money and development problems with the pentagon opting to put more missile interceptors on the u.s. west coast instead of. back to earth after one hundred forty two days in orbit a u.s. astronaut two russian cosmonauts planned in kazakstan after completing their mission aboard the international space station. one pm in moscow matter as a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story the health of detainees at guantanamo bay...
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a pentagon spokesman said the schedule changed for a variety of reasons including security issues in kabul. representatives at the afghan presidential palace are reportedly blaming a schedule conflict for the cancellation, but the american defense department is now telling us that secretary hagel and president karzai will meet privately today and hagel will hold an on camera briefing afterwards and we're about two and a half hours away from hearing from the secretary of defense chuck hagel. >> back to you. >> should be pretty interesting. thank you so much, peter. >>> for more on karzai's claims and his history of controversial comments, we're joined as we are ever sunday at this time by john bolton. good morning, ambassador. >> good morning, eric. how are you? >> is karzai, in i couldn't viewer, just off the deep end? 2000 american servicemen and women killed in his country and we get this? >> yeah. well, the notion that the united states and the taliban are cooperating in yesterday's homicides is fantasy, and karzai knows that. i think he's trying to play afghan politics to show he
a pentagon spokesman said the schedule changed for a variety of reasons including security issues in kabul. representatives at the afghan presidential palace are reportedly blaming a schedule conflict for the cancellation, but the american defense department is now telling us that secretary hagel and president karzai will meet privately today and hagel will hold an on camera briefing afterwards and we're about two and a half hours away from hearing from the secretary of defense chuck hagel....
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defense secretary chuck hagel the pentagon said it was aware of it but was refusing to discuss it stephen true at one of the lawyers involved tells us more. indefinite detention is itself against the geneva conventions so yes i would have to say that it is against international law and it is binding on the united states and starting in the summer of two thousand and twelve there were various clampdowns and restrictions first on attorneys traveling to the base and that was rejected by a court but there have been other more recent events where those abuses have involved seizure of personal materials seizure of attorney client materials and most importantly improper handling of the koran which is to that very sacred book and which when it is mishandled it is a an act of sacrilege and that is what has kindled the immediate reaction which is led to a hunger strike i think. despite the condemnation the detention camp at guantanamo bay's been operation operation for more than eleven years now on our website we're asking on our online poll who you think is to blame so far the overwhelming majorit
defense secretary chuck hagel the pentagon said it was aware of it but was refusing to discuss it stephen true at one of the lawyers involved tells us more. indefinite detention is itself against the geneva conventions so yes i would have to say that it is against international law and it is binding on the united states and starting in the summer of two thousand and twelve there were various clampdowns and restrictions first on attorneys traveling to the base and that was rejected by a court...
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the pentagon said there were security concerns. further muddying hagel's visit, hamid accused the united states and hagel from holding talks. as an example, he cited saturday's suicide bombings that killed 19 people. he said they're trying to frighten us into thinking that if the foreigners are not in afghanistan, we would be facing these sort of incidents. the defense secretary and karzai eventually met behind closed doors. hagel told karzai there are no talks. >> i told the president that it was not true that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. >> reporter: it has been a trip with little good to be said about u.s./afghan relations as both nations try to unwind america's role here. on saturday the final handover of prisoners was canceled in an argument over karzai's desire to free some of them. as if the day weren't already tense enough, president hamid karzai accused u.s.-led forces and the afghans working with them of abusing university students. charlie d'agata, cbs news,
the pentagon said there were security concerns. further muddying hagel's visit, hamid accused the united states and hagel from holding talks. as an example, he cited saturday's suicide bombings that killed 19 people. he said they're trying to frighten us into thinking that if the foreigners are not in afghanistan, we would be facing these sort of incidents. the defense secretary and karzai eventually met behind closed doors. hagel told karzai there are no talks. >> i told the president...
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the pentagon will spend $1 billion to add 14 interceptor missiles, along the west coast to the u.s.-based missile defense system. secretary chuck hagel made this announcement, saying he was determined to ensure the protection of the u.s. homeland and state ahead of the north korea missile program. this is 25 minutes. >> good afternoon. i have a statement, and then i will take a couple of questions and ask the under secretary, the vice chief to address the specific questions you have about the topic that we will talk about. today, i am announcing a series of steps the united states will take to stay ahead of the challenge posed by iran and north korea development of long- range missile capabilities. the u.s. has missile defense systems in place to protect us from icbm tax, but north korea, in particular, has recently made advances in its capabilities and has engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless situations. specifically, north korea announced last month it has conducted its third nuclear test this appears to be a road mobile icbm. also, it is using the taepodong- 2 missil
the pentagon will spend $1 billion to add 14 interceptor missiles, along the west coast to the u.s.-based missile defense system. secretary chuck hagel made this announcement, saying he was determined to ensure the protection of the u.s. homeland and state ahead of the north korea missile program. this is 25 minutes. >> good afternoon. i have a statement, and then i will take a couple of questions and ask the under secretary, the vice chief to address the specific questions you have about...
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the accusation comes as new defense secretary chuck hagel concludes the first trip as pentagon chief. fair and balanced debate about the war on terror and the administration's controversial drone policy from karl rove and joe trippi tonight. the republican point man for the budget, wisconsin paul ryan will unveil the newest proposal tomorrow. ryan says a deal with the president and congressional democrats is possible. there are a lot of disappointed people here in washington tonight. the white house pulled the plug on the tours blaming sequester cuts so now what? "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now have send it back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ >> greg: it's a sickening crime you might have missed. the husband and wife were cabbing their way to the hospital. the suspect fled leighing behind the dead couple and the unborn child. he is charged with criminally negligent homicide, reckless speed and assault and reckless driving. he could face 15 years to life if convicted. what do you think he will get? are you willing to wager? consider
the accusation comes as new defense secretary chuck hagel concludes the first trip as pentagon chief. fair and balanced debate about the war on terror and the administration's controversial drone policy from karl rove and joe trippi tonight. the republican point man for the budget, wisconsin paul ryan will unveil the newest proposal tomorrow. ryan says a deal with the president and congressional democrats is possible. there are a lot of disappointed people here in washington tonight. the white...
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barbara starr's at the pentagon. barbara, we have new details. i know there were green berets involved. can you tell us whether or not they were among the injured? >> well, suzanne, what we know at this hour is sadly at least one of those killed was an army special forces soldier, a green beret. the other was not. identities of course still being very closely held until all of the families involved are notified. ten other americans at this joint base wounded. this is one of these so-called green-on-blue attacks that have really been a problem over the last several years. someone in a uniform, afghan uniform, opening up with a machine gun apparently killing a number of u.s. and afghan troops as they stood outside this area wardak province a very critical area. this is really one of the major lines of by which insurgents travel to get into kabul to try and conduct attacks in the city. this is a real focus for u.s. and afghan forces, suzanne. >> barbara, do we know if it's related at all to the secretary chuck hagel's visit over the weekend? >> well
barbara starr's at the pentagon. barbara, we have new details. i know there were green berets involved. can you tell us whether or not they were among the injured? >> well, suzanne, what we know at this hour is sadly at least one of those killed was an army special forces soldier, a green beret. the other was not. identities of course still being very closely held until all of the families involved are notified. ten other americans at this joint base wounded. this is one of these...
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but certainly not an auspicious first trip as pentagon chief. i also want to ask you about a controversial decision the administration has brought up abu gaith, the son-in-law of osama bin laden after he was taken in an interesting way by the fbi and the c.i.a. in jordan after kurky extradited him to jordan and on his way to kuwait and he ended up in our hands in new york city. the argument from the administration is that he was talking them and giving them useful information, even after he was given his miranda rights and there's no reason why he cannot safely be prosecuted in lower manhattan where we, you know, prosecuted and convicted the blind sheikh. what are your objections? >> let me put it to the administration and our intelligence, the counterterrorism forces for making this apprehension, it's very important, very significant, i commend them for it. i do disagree with the decision not to treat him as an enemy combatant and not to try him in a military commission. not that i'm not worried about the conviction, i think he will be convicte
but certainly not an auspicious first trip as pentagon chief. i also want to ask you about a controversial decision the administration has brought up abu gaith, the son-in-law of osama bin laden after he was taken in an interesting way by the fbi and the c.i.a. in jordan after kurky extradited him to jordan and on his way to kuwait and he ended up in our hands in new york city. the argument from the administration is that he was talking them and giving them useful information, even after he was...
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the pentagon beefs up security on the u.s. homeland in response to a growing nuclear threat from north korea. >>> meet the press. the new pope faces about 5,000 journalists at a news conference today. even though he wasn't expected to speak. >>> trouble on the high seas. again. another carnival cruise ship encounters problems on two different trips in the past few days. >>> the shock announcement from a leading gop figure. how is his support for gay marriage playing in today's big conservative conference? good morning, everyone and welcome to "weekends with alex witt." let's get to what's happening right now. in a surprise move the pentagon is beefing up u.s. missile defense systems in response to north korea's latest threat. defense secretary chuck hagel hinted north korea had made faster than expected progress on nuclear weapons and missiles. joining me now live from the white house, nbc's kristen welker. a very sobering good saturday morning to you. what's the latest we know about this? >> alex, that's right. it is a sober
the pentagon beefs up security on the u.s. homeland in response to a growing nuclear threat from north korea. >>> meet the press. the new pope faces about 5,000 journalists at a news conference today. even though he wasn't expected to speak. >>> trouble on the high seas. again. another carnival cruise ship encounters problems on two different trips in the past few days. >>> the shock announcement from a leading gop figure. how is his support for gay marriage playing...
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i mean we have, in the pentagon, for instance, an enormous amount of expenditures on cold war weapons systems that really aren't necessary or helpful to us in our modern national security posture. in health care, if we just did prescription drug price negotiation in medicare, just like we do in the va, just like we do in medicaid, we could save $160 billion. that would be no benefit cut to anybody but real savings to the medicare beneficiaries and the taxpayers. these are the kind of things that we should be focusing on. >> let's talk, though, more about democrats and what they feel about the country's safety. politico has an article saying democrats not sold on the grand bargain saying the talk of any deal with congressional republicans and for now it's just that, talk, has liberals worried the white house will give in to changes to safety net programs including medicare, medicaid and social security. sir, your response? >> well, that's right. there's a lot of apprehension on the democratic side because a lot of us thought we needed more revenues in order to be in a stronger foundati
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the pentagon has announced a major expansion in missile defense. chris lawrence has more. >> fred, the pentagon plans to spend up to a billion dollars to beef up its missile defense system but the big question is will these missiles actually work? if a nuclear miss sell ever fired at the united states this is the best hope to stop it, 30 interceptor missile that is can be launched from ground silos in alaska and california. now the pentagon is deploying up to 14 more. >> the reason that we're doing what we're doing and the reason we're advancing our program here for homeland security is to not take any chances, to stay ahead of the threat. >> north korea tested a missile in december and conducted its third nuclear test in february and just this month threatened a preemptive nuclear strike on the u.s. that caught the pentagon's attention. >> north korea public pronouncements underscore the need for the u.s. to continue to take prudent steps to defeat any future icbn. >> as far back as the state of the union speech president obama said he would -- >>
the pentagon has announced a major expansion in missile defense. chris lawrence has more. >> fred, the pentagon plans to spend up to a billion dollars to beef up its missile defense system but the big question is will these missiles actually work? if a nuclear miss sell ever fired at the united states this is the best hope to stop it, 30 interceptor missile that is can be launched from ground silos in alaska and california. now the pentagon is deploying up to 14 more. >> the reason...
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the former defense secretary william cohen on the unique challenges to the pentagon. >> i'm krystal ball. chug hagel witnessed those changes firsthand. >> i'm defending bill clinton over the defense of marriage act. a whole new week of "the cycle" is in your life starting now. >>> grand bargain. budget battle. spending showdown. get ready to hear those terms thrown around a lot this week in washington. senate demes are working on their first budget in four years. yeah. you heard that right. it has been four years since the senate passed a budget. in the house, republican paul ry ryan. where have i heard that name? with are appealing obama care, it is dead on arrival. what is his name? willard mitt romney? and the last time i cheg, romney and ryan are not in the white house. i'm kidding. i didn't have to check. this time president obama is skipping the one-on-one budget negotiations that have failed before. instead, going straight to the members themselves. he is meeting this week with the entire republican and democratic caucuses from both the house and the senate. opening to find a gran
the former defense secretary william cohen on the unique challenges to the pentagon. >> i'm krystal ball. chug hagel witnessed those changes firsthand. >> i'm defending bill clinton over the defense of marriage act. a whole new week of "the cycle" is in your life starting now. >>> grand bargain. budget battle. spending showdown. get ready to hear those terms thrown around a lot this week in washington. senate demes are working on their first budget in four years....
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we were just at the pentagon two weeks ago getting a briefing on the incredible progress they claim to have made and trying to reduce the alarming level of sexual assault in the military. and this decision by this supervising general just turns justice on its head. when he appointed the all-male jury which convicted the lieutenant colonel of sexual assault, and punished him according to the military code of justice and then turned around and reversed that decision and basically granted him a pardon and recommended him for a promotion in a decision that is not reviewable by the secretary of defense or commander in chief, it's easy to understand why so many people are cynical about the progress made in addressing this serious problem. >> congressman, we will follow this as it goes through the process. thanks so much for coming on the program. >> thank you, chris. >> right now, shira, the senate armed services committee is holding a meet ing on this issu. there are three women senators on that panel and it's shifted the conversation. i wonder if we'd be talking about this without the fema
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also on those attacks in afghanistan today barbara starr's going to join us from the pentagon. >>> there are threats of preemptive nuclear strike, attempts to communicate through a hotline now have failed. today, north korea said the agreement ending the korean war is dead. ana corin tells us as they begin joint military exercises. >> reporter: suzanne, after making threats they would scrap the armistice that ended the korean war, the north announced the truce was now invalid. more like a week of war-like t rhetoric from pyongyang. the armistice is a legal document that theoretically stops the resumption of the korean war, but these latest developments would indicate that that 60-year-old truce is now dead. well, the emergency phone hotline between the two countries was also severed. that's not the first time pyongyang has done this, but in the climate if there is a military provocation, then there's no means of communication between the two countries. the united states and south korea are currently holding military exercises on the korean peninsula. they say this is part of their annual
also on those attacks in afghanistan today barbara starr's going to join us from the pentagon. >>> there are threats of preemptive nuclear strike, attempts to communicate through a hotline now have failed. today, north korea said the agreement ending the korean war is dead. ana corin tells us as they begin joint military exercises. >> reporter: suzanne, after making threats they would scrap the armistice that ended the korean war, the north announced the truce was now invalid....
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the pentagon announced a major expansion in missile defense. >> new defense secretary chuck hagel made the announcement to put more interceptor missiles along the west coast. chris lawrence has more. >> reporter: susan, joe, the pentagon plans to spend up to $1 billion to beef up its civil defense but the big question is, will the missiles actually work? if a nuclear missile is ever fired at the united states, this is the best hope to stop it, 30 interceptor missiles which can be launched from ground sigh lows in alaska and california. now the pentagon is deploying up to 14 more. >> the reason we're doing what we're doing and the reason we're advancing our program here for homeland security is to not take any chances, is to stay ahead of the theret. >> reporter: north korea tested a long range missile in december, it conducted its third nuclear test in february, and just this month, threatened a preemptive nuclear strike on the u.s. that caught the pentagon's attention. >> north korea's shrill public pronouncements underscore the need for the u.s. to continue to take prudent steps to d
the pentagon announced a major expansion in missile defense. >> new defense secretary chuck hagel made the announcement to put more interceptor missiles along the west coast. chris lawrence has more. >> reporter: susan, joe, the pentagon plans to spend up to $1 billion to beef up its civil defense but the big question is, will the missiles actually work? if a nuclear missile is ever fired at the united states, this is the best hope to stop it, 30 interceptor missiles which can be...
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eva schwarz, cnn, london. >>> a major announcement from the pentagon. apparently north korea's threats are bothering a lot of folks. the military is beefing up defense on the west coast. jake tapper joins me next. on thanksgiving day, and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go talk to your doctor. you're not indestructible anymore. go talk to your doctor. michael, tell us why you used to book this fabulous hotel? well you can see if the hotel is pet friendly before you book it, and i got a great deal without bidding. and where's your furry friend? oh, i don't have a cat. now you can save up to 50% during priceline's spring hotel sale use promo code spring for additional savings on all express deals, including pet friendly hotels. express deals. priceline savings without the bidding. an e.p.a.-estimated 34 mpg highway. amazing. see the grille? mm-hmm. let me show you how it works. it opens and closes like th
eva schwarz, cnn, london. >>> a major announcement from the pentagon. apparently north korea's threats are bothering a lot of folks. the military is beefing up defense on the west coast. jake tapper joins me next. on thanksgiving day, and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go talk to your doctor. you're not indestructible anymore. go talk...
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the pentagon calls it ground-based mid-course defense. and after the latest nuclear threat from north korea, it is being expanded on the west coast. it's a new sign that the obama administration is taking those threats seriously. grant lodes is here to show us how the missile defense system is supposed to work. and why some people think it won't. grant? >> the idea is to intercept incoming warheads in space, before they re=enter the atmosphere. thirty of the missiles are currently deployed, four at vandenberg air force base in california, and the rest at fort greely, near fairbanks, alaska. today defense secretary chuck hagel says fourteen more missiles will be addied in the next few years. we do not want to take any chances and to stay ahead of the threat. if there is ever a missile attack on the u=s, this is what is supposed to stop it. the pentagon calls it ground-based midcourse defense, designed to intercept incoming warheads in space, before they re=enter the atmosphere. thirty of the missiles are currently deployed, four at vandenb
the pentagon calls it ground-based mid-course defense. and after the latest nuclear threat from north korea, it is being expanded on the west coast. it's a new sign that the obama administration is taking those threats seriously. grant lodes is here to show us how the missile defense system is supposed to work. and why some people think it won't. grant? >> the idea is to intercept incoming warheads in space, before they re=enter the atmosphere. thirty of the missiles are currently...
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cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is traveling with the defense secretary. he was at a briefing and says he heard the blast even though he was a ten-minute walk from it. >>> back in the u.s., a violent storm slams the massachusetts shore. it's being called the most damaging in recent memory. look at this. that house teetheri eriteeterine of the atlantic ocean and the second house fell overnight. they're on a popular vacation spot. nobody really expected this. a dozen homes right now in jeopardy, and according to the "boston globe," this one was worth $800,000. >>> to northern connecticut where a blizzard dumped 20 inches of snow, you're looking here at the town of stafford, and heavy snow snarled traffic along i-84. local kids, though, they were fine with it. this meant snow forts, snowball fights instead of school. where is this storm going? when's in store this weekend for the rest of the country? joining us now cnn weather center meteorologist alexandria steele. is the northwest out of the woods here? >> completely. temperatures almost 50 degrees. so wond
cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is traveling with the defense secretary. he was at a briefing and says he heard the blast even though he was a ten-minute walk from it. >>> back in the u.s., a violent storm slams the massachusetts shore. it's being called the most damaging in recent memory. look at this. that house teetheri eriteeterine of the atlantic ocean and the second house fell overnight. they're on a popular vacation spot. nobody really expected this. a dozen homes...
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and breaking in washington the pentagon made a big announcement about a new military medal signed to honor drone pilots above those who earned theirs in the combat in the field. ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless. >> reminded that we're watching vatican city where any moment a puff of smoke from this chimney could tell the word whether a new pope has been chosen. black smoke means not yet, white smoke means the catholic church has a new leader. we will be watching the whole time and go live to the vatican in moments. >> the oakland a's-- >> oh, oh (screams) >> the entire upper deck of the infrastructure has collapsed and fallen on the lower deck. from here we cannot tell what's beneath the upper deck, but one could only guess. >> megyn: look at those pictures. remember that, san francisco in '89? the aftermath of the quake that struck the pay area, telling nearly 70 people. now, some experts are warning of a potential disaster after a series of earthquakes shook portions of southern c
and breaking in washington the pentagon made a big announcement about a new military medal signed to honor drone pilots above those who earned theirs in the combat in the field. ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless. >> reminded that we're watching vatican city where any moment a puff of smoke from this chimney could tell the word whether a new pope has been chosen. black smoke means not yet,...
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the pentagon saying it is looking at other locations as well. from lockport, louisiana on the republican line. i'm just an average citizen. if we can send all this money to different countries and spend all of this money for their defense was the difference if we spend it on our own defense? if there is nothing wrong with it. if we need to spend 2 billion, it is for our benefit. last caller expressed some concerns and other people expressed some concerns about the reliability of the systems. caller: that is a different story altogether. i am just saying we are spending a lot of money on other countries defenses and the just giving them money. i have children and grandchildren and i am concerned about the future of our country. on our washington dc independent line, hello. caller: i just wanted to comment on where the money they be -- the money might be coming from. sure it is probably needed. i just want to know if that was something that we are funding. i know it is going to be an issue considering the sequestered and all the financial issues w
the pentagon saying it is looking at other locations as well. from lockport, louisiana on the republican line. i'm just an average citizen. if we can send all this money to different countries and spend all of this money for their defense was the difference if we spend it on our own defense? if there is nothing wrong with it. if we need to spend 2 billion, it is for our benefit. last caller expressed some concerns and other people expressed some concerns about the reliability of the systems....
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>> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to respond to that? at the front line by going to the pacific ocean where the fear is that north korea on its best day might be able to launch a missile that would go all the way out to hit some parts of the united states. what are they going to do about that? first of all, they want more radar support. they want a new base in japan here to be tracking ely on what's happening. they want to beef up missiles in alaska and california and, of course, they want steady monitoring from ships at sea from airplanes overhead and satellites all watching to see if north korea is going to launch at some point our way. how would that work? well, if north korea launches a missile, all the early warning systems would send the coordinates of the flight back to these response missiles which would then fire and go up and try to hit it and take it out. ideally, they would like to hit it early on
>> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to respond to that? at the front line by going to the pacific ocean where the fear is that north korea on its best day might be able to launch a missile that would go all the way out to hit some parts of the united states. what are they going to do about that? first of all, they...
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certainly it probably didn't go as smoothly as the pentagon would like. i know our headlines this morning suggested that it was a bit of a blunder and this was an early test for him as he now begins traveling the world and visiting these hot spots. i think, you know, like the senator said earlier, this has happened before. karzai has a way of saying and doing things every few months that sort of set back the progress, but in the end the u.s. is leaving and karzai has to figure out how exactly he plans to lead as that drawdown continues. >> yeah, on the american side, matt, do you think this was a tough first trip for chuck hagel? >> oh, yeah. >> was it a bad first trip? >> sure. it's a thankless job. it's going to be -- no matter what happens when america leaves afghanistan, it's going to be ugly for america and it's going to be ugly for afghanistan. so anyone who's going to be presiding over that transfer of power, it's going to look bad and difficult for them. i don't know if there's a diplomatic magic wand that you can wave to make that process look an
certainly it probably didn't go as smoothly as the pentagon would like. i know our headlines this morning suggested that it was a bit of a blunder and this was an early test for him as he now begins traveling the world and visiting these hot spots. i think, you know, like the senator said earlier, this has happened before. karzai has a way of saying and doing things every few months that sort of set back the progress, but in the end the u.s. is leaving and karzai has to figure out how exactly...
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joining us is tom chancre, a pentagon national security correspondent for the new york times. hello. guest: how are you this morning? host: good, thank you. how surprising was this development of hamid karzai accusing the u.s. of working with the taliban? guest: it was absolutely surprising. we spoke with general dunn furred, the new commander of coalition forces -- dunford, the new commander of coalition forces. chuck hagel said it was ridiculous claim. hamid karzai as a domestic and international audience. this was surprising, but for the domestic crop. host: how significant was our push back? we are seeing this on the front page of all the papers. this is getting some play here. what are the domestic implications? guest: in afghanistan, it is unclear. in the united states, we have to reassess what kind of partner is mr. karzai going to be. these are very important 12 months ahead in which the entire security mission is transitioning to the afghans. conversations continue about whether there will be any sort of an adoring and military presence after the mission expires in de
joining us is tom chancre, a pentagon national security correspondent for the new york times. hello. guest: how are you this morning? host: good, thank you. how surprising was this development of hamid karzai accusing the u.s. of working with the taliban? guest: it was absolutely surprising. we spoke with general dunn furred, the new commander of coalition forces -- dunford, the new commander of coalition forces. chuck hagel said it was ridiculous claim. hamid karzai as a domestic and...
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here's pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: almost hysterical north korean troops greeted their leader, king jom jong-un, during his military inspection tour of border facilities. kim wants the world to see this as he has dramatically stepped up his dangerous rhetoric. he's even threatening a nuclear attack on the u.s. as he faces tough u.n. sanctions for his recent nuclear test. the obama administration isn't packing down. >> we're also going to continue to increase the pressure if they don't make the right choice. >> reporter: on his way to afghanistan, defense secretary chuck hagel made clear how closely the u.s. is watching. >> the united states of america and our allies are prepared to deal with any threat. >> reporter: cnn has learned the u.s. has recently stepped up surveillance using aircraft, bars, and satellites nearby. so far, there are no signs of unusual military moves boy the nor -- moves boy the north. there's a disturbing program, the k08. this missile shown in a parade last year is undergoing engine testing. a three-stage ballistic missile with a potential
here's pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: almost hysterical north korean troops greeted their leader, king jom jong-un, during his military inspection tour of border facilities. kim wants the world to see this as he has dramatically stepped up his dangerous rhetoric. he's even threatening a nuclear attack on the u.s. as he faces tough u.n. sanctions for his recent nuclear test. the obama administration isn't packing down. >> we're also going to continue to increase...
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security concerns were listed as the reason, at least by the pentagon spokesman for the cancellation. the presidential palace says it was a unilateral decision. it was announced hours after karzai made critical remarks about the u.s. and the taliban working against them. he said the u.s. was negotiating daily with the taliban and the two were working together to prove that coalition troops would have to stay beyond 2014. that happened earlier in the day. then the cancellation was announced later. he said specifically, too, karzai did that two suicide bombings were intended to show forces could not leave after 2014 as had been announced. the taliban and the head of coalition forces both rejected the comments. dunnford said we fought too hard and lost too many lives to think violence and instability would be to our advantage. secretary hagel and president karzai did meet privately. there were photographs tweeted from that. very strange ending to the two-day trip by secretary hagel to afghanistan. >> as you try to read between the tea leaves, is it genuine security concerns, do you think
security concerns were listed as the reason, at least by the pentagon spokesman for the cancellation. the presidential palace says it was a unilateral decision. it was announced hours after karzai made critical remarks about the u.s. and the taliban working against them. he said the u.s. was negotiating daily with the taliban and the two were working together to prove that coalition troops would have to stay beyond 2014. that happened earlier in the day. then the cancellation was announced...
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earlier today, the spokesman for the pentagon, george little, had this to say about chuck hagel's order on this issue. >> in light of concerns about the medals placed and the order of precedence, secretary hagel works with the leadership to review the order of the president and associated matters and the secretary of that who leads this review and will report back in 30 days. >> now, i'm friends with a lot of service members who are around the world right now, from afghanistan, to here in washington, d.c. i asked them what they thought. most of them seemed to think that it was appropriate to have a medal for this, but it should not rank higher than, for instance, the bronze star or the purple heart. though one individual did write this, it makes me sick to my stomach knowing all the hours we put into sweating from a run with bullets flying, standing guard that that is lower precedence than a guy who looks at thermal images from 2,000 miles away and the only job is to make sure not to crash in between meals. i don't think he should get more than -- i thought it was colorful. i thought i
earlier today, the spokesman for the pentagon, george little, had this to say about chuck hagel's order on this issue. >> in light of concerns about the medals placed and the order of precedence, secretary hagel works with the leadership to review the order of the president and associated matters and the secretary of that who leads this review and will report back in 30 days. >> now, i'm friends with a lot of service members who are around the world right now, from afghanistan, to...
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the house republicans passed a bill that would do some fixes around defense spending, give the pentagon more flexibility, and essentially replace the sequestration cuts at the pentagon and you'll see movement out of the senate around spending in discretionary domestic spending. so i think there is widespread concern, economists predicted a year ago that we'd see 12 million jobs created over the next four years. this last jobs report is essentially on pace with that. but, again, with the sequestration, you had predictions that anywhere from 700,000 to 800,000 jobs would be lost and there'd be cuts to people's pay. and of course, we know this is an economy that is pushed along by people spending. so when you have cuts with that, there's concern that you'll see a slowdown with these fragile gains as the economy has made so far. >> i want to go here with what senator rand paul wrote. this was an op-ed in the "washington post" about his filibuster. during that filibuster, paul focused on the president's policy on drones and here's what he said in the op-ed that reads, quote, no american shou
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it was the first visit as pentagon chief of chuck hagel. and the whole visit was overshadowed by karzai's misbehavior. yes, he's playing to a local audience, his own political problems, but for him to suggest to the defense secretary that the u.s. is colluding with the taliban to extend the war and keep the american presence longer than 2014, when actually he for his own survival needs those troops there and does need to negotiate this long lasting agreement despite his denials for additional residual american troops, it's simply outrageous and it's not going to -- of budget cuts and sequesters. there is no way that congress is going to put up with this very much longer and i think it's only going to hasten the withdraw timetable. so it's in the american interests according to the administration and democrats and republicans to have some sort of hold on afghanistan because of what's happening mostly in pakistan. but this is not going to fly. >> you know, mark haleprin, this is why what rand paul did this past week, even though it was on ano
it was the first visit as pentagon chief of chuck hagel. and the whole visit was overshadowed by karzai's misbehavior. yes, he's playing to a local audience, his own political problems, but for him to suggest to the defense secretary that the u.s. is colluding with the taliban to extend the war and keep the american presence longer than 2014, when actually he for his own survival needs those troops there and does need to negotiate this long lasting agreement despite his denials for additional...
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want to get right to barbara starr live at the pentagon this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the coalition in kabul now announcing that two americans are dead in this attack, that they are u.s. special forces. this happened in eastern afghanistan, this is a place that is a bone of contention between the coalition and the government of hamid karzai. he wants u.s. special forces out of that province. there has been very contentious fighting there. now two u.s. special forces dead in this so-called green on blue attack. and afghan security force member apparently turning his weapon on them. defense secretary chuck hagel on his way home now at this hour from a very difficult visit in afghanistan over the weekend. a lot of controversy between the u.s. and karzai right now about sorting out a number of matters. the future of u.s. forces in that country. >> barbara sar for tarr for us. thank you. >>> a new report on cyber threats. a few weeks ago big news linked china to cyber espionage and attempts to steal american trade secrets. this morni
want to get right to barbara starr live at the pentagon this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the coalition in kabul now announcing that two americans are dead in this attack, that they are u.s. special forces. this happened in eastern afghanistan, this is a place that is a bone of contention between the coalition and the government of hamid karzai. he wants u.s. special forces out of that province. there has been very contentious fighting there. now two u.s. special...
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barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> and she's faced questions from attorneys, but this week accused murderer jodi arias took questions from the jury. they could give her the death penalty, if convicted. we'll show you what hammed and what's ahead for the next week. >>> and we saw what happened when a meteor came crashing down on russia last month. well, today a big asteroid is having a closer encounter with earth. we'll talk with a nasa astronomer about it. >>> and jon bon jovi opens up with cnn about the nra, putting him on an enemies list. of course, we'll talk to him about his music. that's ahead. how do you keep an older car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when they tell you that you need your oil changed you got to bring it in. if your tires need to be rotated, you have to get that done as well. jackie, tell me why somebody should bring they're car here to the ford dealership for service instead of any one of those other places out there. they are going to take care of my car because this is where it came from. price is right no problem, they make you feel like you'r
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defense secretary chuck hagel made that announcement friday at the pentagon. take a listen. >> north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations. >> kristen welker is live at the white house for us. how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un took over that he would help to lead north korea out of isolationism. really the opposite has happened. he's become more bellicose than his father and these intercepters are going to be placed because of recent provocations from north korea and there is a sense that they've made advances in nuclear capabilities. last week, north korea threatened a preemptive nuclear strike against the united states and also they're ending their treaty with south korea. to there is a lot of concern. we should say this move to increase the number of intercepters marks a shift in the obama administration's poli
defense secretary chuck hagel made that announcement friday at the pentagon. take a listen. >> north korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations. >> kristen welker is live at the white house for us. how much of a problem is north korea right now for the obama administration? >> reporter: well, i think it is a problem, craig. the obama administration had been hoping when kim jong-un...
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our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence was traveling with the secretary throughout this trip. he's joining us now live from joint base andrews. they landed only moments ago. chris hagel and karzai have known each other for more than a decade. what was your impression, you were there, what was going on, because a lot of people are outraged right now at the way hamid karzai treated the new defense secretary. >> reporter: wolf, i got a sense that a lot of people were caught off guard, definitely, by some of karzai's recent comments. even though he's made some outlandish allegations in the past, these sort of rose to a different level. and that caught a lot of the delegation off guard a bit, but i think from the impression i got and in speaking with secretary hagel, he is using his years, years, of knowing president karzai as a way to sort of manage these outbursts in a way. he talked about how he was on that first congressional delegation back in 2002 to go to afghanistan, how he authored some of the first legislation to provide aid to afghanistan. so, he told us that he had a re
our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence was traveling with the secretary throughout this trip. he's joining us now live from joint base andrews. they landed only moments ago. chris hagel and karzai have known each other for more than a decade. what was your impression, you were there, what was going on, because a lot of people are outraged right now at the way hamid karzai treated the new defense secretary. >> reporter: wolf, i got a sense that a lot of people were caught off guard,...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel was nearby and the pentagon says he was safe when that attack happened and the second attack took place at a police cheek point in eastern afghanistan. just across the border from afghanistan is waziristan. a remote province in pakistan and perhaps one of the most dangerous places on earth. the area has been a safe haven for the world's most notorious militant groups and warlords and it is also strictly forbidden to foreigners and the region has been hit by more u.s. drone strikes than any other place in the world. >> two weeks ago, nbc news became the first full news organization to get access to waziristan. here's the report. for years, this has been a haven for the taliban. they also kill civilians. pakistan wants that to stop and says he can police the area itself, but the military admits the war has not yet been won. >> there are currently 40,000 troops stationed here in north waziristan and half of them are at border coasts like this one over 4,000 feet above sea level and less than a couple of miles from the border. >> those pakistani troops condu
secretary of defense chuck hagel was nearby and the pentagon says he was safe when that attack happened and the second attack took place at a police cheek point in eastern afghanistan. just across the border from afghanistan is waziristan. a remote province in pakistan and perhaps one of the most dangerous places on earth. the area has been a safe haven for the world's most notorious militant groups and warlords and it is also strictly forbidden to foreigners and the region has been hit by more...